Abbreviations & Idioms in Aviation

attendant: May isee your seat number .please

passenger: Is it written on the boarding pass

attendant: Yes let me see. your seat number is 16A go straight ahead. please

the hostess there will show you to your seat

passenger:Thank you. which is 16 A

hostess: let me help you. it is farther down on the right. will you follow me. please

passenger: All right

hostess: Here you are . this is your seat next to the window. let me put your

hat and coat on the hatrack. may i help uoy to put your handbag under the seat

passenger: Thank you .miss. you are very helpful

hostess: you are welcome. sir

passenger: Excuse me, miss. do you have any reading matter for passenger to while away the

time

hostess: Yes,we do sir. we have a good collection of newspapers and magazines on board

is there any thing particular you prefer to read? some thing local or foreign? what language

would you like to read

passenger: Would you show me what you have? then i can choose

hostess: Here you are .sir take what you like
.
passenger: Thank you. but some of them seem to be old and out of date
.
hostess: The newspapers are the latest. but some of the magazines are published once amonth

passenger :You are right. i think ill take acopy of the illustrated news and a daily mail

hostess: Help yourself, please. and if there s any thing else you need. we llbe glad to help you


passenger: Thank you. you are very kind

ATA: actual time of arrival

ATD: actual time of departure

A/C: air craft

AP: airport

AFT: rear

ALT: altitude

AUX: auxilary

APU :auxilary poery unit

passenger: Good morning ,miss

hostess: Good morning ,sir

passenger: Is this a direct flight for london

hostess: Yes. it is .sir

passenger: What places do we stop at

hostess: We dont stop on the way. it s anon stop flight

passenger: In that case it should take much less time to reach london

hostess: It dose. it takes...hours from tehran to london

passenger: What time should we expect to land

hostess: Its scheduled to land at3.30 p.m

passenger: Is that by tehran time

hostess: No ,sir. by london time, which is about three and a half hours behind

tehran time

passenger: So we will reach there in daylight

hostess: Yes. and that will give you the chance of having a look at the parts we

are flying over
as well as the city when we get there

passenger: That will be very nice. indeed